A Bastard Child Awarded at festival in California
Emerging Filmmaker goes to A Bastard Child by Knutte Wester https://sebastopolfilm.eventive.org/films/5a72501b94224600146a33a4 #NEWS
National Award from Svensk Bokkonst for the book ”Horungen” (A Bastard Child)
Award for Swedish Art Book 2018: Horungen (A Bastard Child) by Knutte Wester All winning books will be exhibited at the Royal Library in Stockholm until august 2018. ”Med sitt filmliknande bokformat övertygar denna grafiska novell, vackert målad i akvarell. Utfallande bilder blandas med mindre och skapar en intressant rytm i samklang med skeenden i den smärtsamma berättelsen. Läsbandet är ett måste i denna opaginerade bok i läsvänligt band.” http://www.svenskbokkonst.se #NEWS
Opening of group Exhibition Territories at Havremagasinet, Sweden
TERRITORIES February 10 - April 22, 2018 Participating artists Kristin Tårnes (No) Jet Pascua (No) Minna Rainio (Fi) Mark Roberts (Fi) Antti Tenetz (Fi)
Nogr (Nadia Degtyareva and Nick Degtyarev)(Rus)
Pilar de Burgos (S) Oscar Guermouche (S) Loulou Cherinet (S) Knutte Wester (S) http://english.havremagasinet.se/territories/ #NEWS
Monument av de som aldrig fått bli monument
Starkt, gripande, monumentalt. Knutte Westers konst glöder av medmänsklighet och visas äntligen på Länsmuseet i Gävle. Det tar ett tag innan jag förstår. Varför det känns så konstigt i magen. Knutte Westers konst påverkar mig fysiskt. Den gör ett hål inuti. Som när vi alla såg nyhetsbilden av den döda flyktingpojken på stranden.Men Knutte Wester brukar inte sentimentalitet. Han visar oss istället styrkan och personligheterna hos de papperslösa barnen. Hos barnhemsbarnen. Elle
Opening of exhibition A Place Without Name at Gävle Länsmuseum
On the saturday 21 of october Knutte Wester exhibition A Place Without Name will open at Gävle Länsmusem. In conduction with the exhibition a new catalogue on Westers work has been published. See info on exhibition in link below http://lansmuseetgavleborg.se/knutte-wester-plats-utan-namn #NEWS #PRESS
Korean Review on a Bastard Child
In Korea, a documentary used to be considered as a part of journalism, and it is accepted as having a distance from arts, personal tastes, or imaginations. However, an artist who paints pictures has used the animation to portray his grandmother’s life. It is not just a technical reason to replace something that cannot be photo- graphed or reproduced. The film is a montage of images, and animated images have been adopted as a way of articulating imagination and personal consci
The Estonian people's Award was given to "A Bastard Child"
Pärnu Filmifestival 3.–9. juulini Pärnus 10.–16. juulini jätkub Pärnus, Viljandis, Heimtalis, Toris, Manõjas, Urvastes «Saabusin surnult» pärjati nii festivali peaauhinna kui ka parima kunstifilmi auhinnaga. Film räägib mehest, kes toodi poolsurnuna vaimuhaigete varjupaika Mehhikos Juarezes. Ta polnud võimeline voodistki tõusma ning gangreeni tõttu eemaldati tal mitu sõrme. Varjupagas võttis mees end aga kokku, rabeles mustast august välja ning nüüd hoolitseb sealsete haigete
Estonian Peoples Award to A Bastard Child
At Pärnu international Documentary and Anthropology Film festival a selection of international price winning films was screened on Estonian Television. After a national voting the Estonian Peoples Award was given to A Bastard Child. At the price ceremony Wester was given a traditional blanket and a diploma personally handed out by the Estonian President. Link to broadcast Award Ceremony below. (Estonian Peoples Award is given out 14:30) http://etv.err.ee/v/dokumentaalfilmid/x
Best Directing Award to A Bastard Child
At the International Documentary Film Festival CRONOGRAF A Bastard Child and Knutte Wester was given an award for best directing. (Wester was in New York and participated on Video Link) The winners of the XIVth edition of the IDFF CRONOGRAF The International Documentary Film Festival CRONOGRAF has announced its winners at the closing ceremony of its XIVth edition. The Closing Gala has taken place on May 30th at the Cultural Center “Odeon”. In the competition participated 16 f
A Bastard Child - interview with Director Knutte Wester
In 1909 in an undemocratic Sweden, a bastard child is born. Called Hervor, her mother is unmarried, and therefore labelled a ‘whore’ and driven from her home. Hervor grows up in shelters and orphanages, unwanted and rejected by society. When she becomes an adult, she fights for women’s rights and social justice for the thousands of children who were placed in similar situations as her. Artist Knutte Wester spends his childhood listening to his grandmother Hervor’s stories, wh